Lifestyles

Dear Heloise: Regarding the person who complained about their toothbrush only vibrating instead of spinning, the fault isn't with the toothbrush. I ha...

DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, I started receiving mysterious phone calls from a man claiming to have in his possession videos of me performing sexual ac...

Clara Costello celebrated her 103rd birthday Tuesday with her son, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends at the Bradford Ecumenical Home. Ask...

Dear Heloise: I read the letter from Patty, who wants to lose weight but can't exercise due to having bad knees. My hint for her is to try water aerob...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 54-year-old woman who, after 40 years, reconnected with my childhood best friend, "Neil." We are now engaged. I have no children, bu...

Dear Heloise: Get a small plastic rinsing cup. Shake baking soda into it. Add a little shampoo on top. Mix with your finger, then wash your hair with ...

DEAR ABBY: My youngest son is getting married this spring, and they have decided they want a child-free wedding reception. We have three grandchildren...

Ferns have always been one of my favorite garden perennials. I remember my grandmother’s ferns growing and thriving along the side of the house, out o...

DEAR ABBY: I am writing for advice on how to be supportive of my adult children in light of an alleged crime committed by their mother. She was arrest...

Dear Heloise: I'd like to respond to Patty W. She wanted to lose weight for her son's wedding. I also wanted to lose weight for my son's wedding a few...

DEAR ABBY: I've been with my husband, "Ted," for nearly 15 years, married for 11. He has two children, 38 and 33, and I have one who is 32. When we st...

DEAR RUSTY: Sadly, I was in business with my ex-husband. I’m a nurse and he was a chiropractor. He refused to pay me “on the books” and now, at age 73...

Dear Heloise: My sweet little dog died two days ago, and I can't stop crying. I know that in time, I'll calm down, but I had him for 21 years. He was ...

DEAR ABBY: Do charities and nonprofits share or sell donor information? For years, maybe decades, I've made quarterly contributions to two well-known ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been widowed for seven years. My husband served in the Air Force in Saigon during the conflict in Vietnam. We met and married shortl...

Dear Heloise: I live in Texas, and there's no way that I'm going to leave my trash can open to feed any roaches that may have wandered into the house....

Dear Heloise: As I've gotten older, I've become more concerned about preserving my hearing. The only loud noise in my life is my blow dryer, so when I...

DEAR ABBY: My 33-year-old daughter is getting married, and the mothers have taken over her wedding plans. They want more than 200 guests, a full Catho...

Dear Heloise: People spend money on vitamins without knowing when and how to take them. Certain vitamins will do their job best when they are absorbed...

DEAR ABBY: My brother "Earl" and I always had a very bad relationship. When I was 6 and Earl was 13, he molested me. Actually, he took my virginity. M...